How to Adjust the Brightness of a Photo Using the iPhone Photos App
Open your iPhone's Photos app., Tap on the photo you want to edit., Tap the Edit button., Tap the dial knob button., Tap the downward-facing arrow icon next to Light., Tap Brightness on the Light menu., Swipe left on your screen to increase...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open your iPhone's Photos app.
The Photos app looks like a colored pinwheel icon on your Home screen. -
Step 2: Tap on the photo you want to edit.
This will open the photo in full-screen mode.
You can open and edit any image from your Moments, Memories, iCloud pictures, Camera Roll, or from an Album.
If the Photos app opens up to an image in full-screen mode, tap the back button in the upper-left corner to browse all your photos. , This button looks like three horizontal slider lines next to the Trash icon at the bottom of your screen.
It will open your photo in editing mode. , This button is located next to the yellow Done button in the lower-right corner of the editing screen.
It will bring up an editing menu with three options including Light, Color, and B&W.
If you've previously edited this image, you will see a red Revert button next to the dial knob instead of the Done button.
You can use the Revert button to remove all your previous edits and revert the image to its original. , This will expand a sub-menu of editing options. , The Brightness editing slider will appear below the image at the bottom of your screen. , This will increase the brightness of all shadows and highlights in your image.
Your photo will look brighter overall. , This will decrease your image's brightness in all shadows and highlights.
Your photo will look darker and dimmer than it originally was. , This is the yellow button in the lower-right corner of your screen.
It will save all the edits you've made to this image. -
Step 3: Tap the Edit button.
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Step 4: Tap the dial knob button.
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Step 5: Tap the downward-facing arrow icon next to Light.
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Step 6: Tap Brightness on the Light menu.
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Step 7: Swipe left on your screen to increase Brightness level.
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Step 8: Swipe right on your screen to decrease Brightness level.
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Step 9: Tap Done.
Detailed Guide
The Photos app looks like a colored pinwheel icon on your Home screen.
This will open the photo in full-screen mode.
You can open and edit any image from your Moments, Memories, iCloud pictures, Camera Roll, or from an Album.
If the Photos app opens up to an image in full-screen mode, tap the back button in the upper-left corner to browse all your photos. , This button looks like three horizontal slider lines next to the Trash icon at the bottom of your screen.
It will open your photo in editing mode. , This button is located next to the yellow Done button in the lower-right corner of the editing screen.
It will bring up an editing menu with three options including Light, Color, and B&W.
If you've previously edited this image, you will see a red Revert button next to the dial knob instead of the Done button.
You can use the Revert button to remove all your previous edits and revert the image to its original. , This will expand a sub-menu of editing options. , The Brightness editing slider will appear below the image at the bottom of your screen. , This will increase the brightness of all shadows and highlights in your image.
Your photo will look brighter overall. , This will decrease your image's brightness in all shadows and highlights.
Your photo will look darker and dimmer than it originally was. , This is the yellow button in the lower-right corner of your screen.
It will save all the edits you've made to this image.
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